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Epitaph

Epitaph

Love is the kiss of death.

20076.51h 42m

Overview

A traumatized girl sees visions of her dead mother in one of three tales set in a 1942 South Korean hospital.

Directed by Jung Bum-shik
Written by Jung Sik, Park Jin-seong, Jung Bum-shik
Produced by Jang So-jung
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Top Cast

Jin Goo

Jin Goo

Park Jung-nam

Kim Tae-woo

Kim Tae-woo

Kim Dong-won

Kim Bo-kyung

Kim Bo-kyung

Kim In-yeong

Lee Dong-kyu

Lee Dong-kyu

Lee Su-in

Park Ji-a

Park Ji-a

Mother

Ko Joo-yeon

Ko Joo-yeon

Asako

Kim Eung-soo

Kim Eung-soo

Major Akiyama

Jeong Ji-an

Jeong Ji-an

Nurse Choi

Choi Jae-hwan

Choi Jae-hwan

Jae-hwan

Jeon Moo-song

Jeon Moo-song

Professor Park

Themes & Keywords

hospitaldoctorghost1940shaunted hospitaljapanese occupation of koreaseoul, south korea

About Epitaph

Epitaph is a horror, drama film released in 2007 exploring themes of hospital, doctor, ghost, 1940s, haunted hospital, japanese occupation of korea. Directed by Jung Bum-shik, it stars Jin Goo, Kim Tae-woo, Kim Bo-kyung. A traumatized girl sees visions of her dead mother in one of three tales set in a 1942 South Korean hospital.

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